Luke Hsiao: “Have you considered writing technical documentation for your house? As a first time homeowner, there have been numerous times where I wish I had some documentation to reference for a whole slew of scenarios. As an engineer, I write documentation all the time to answer these questions and build up a knowledge base… Continue Reading
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AI and Trust
Schneier on Security – “…Interpersonal trust and social trust are both essential in society today. This is how it works. We have mechanisms that induce people to behave in a trustworthy manner, both interpersonally and socially. This, in turn, allows others to be trusting. Which enables trust in society. And that keeps society functioning. The… Continue Reading
The Medicare Advantage Trap
The American Prospect: In 46 states, once you choose Medicare Advantage at 65, you can almost never leave. “…Sixty-five million seniors are in Medicare open enrollment from October 15 until December 7. Nearly 32 million of those patients are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, a set of privately run plans that have come under fire for… Continue Reading
Explaining the Rise in Prime Age Women’s Employment
PennWharton: “Earlier this year, the employment rate of prime working age women reached an all-time high, passing 75 percent for the first time in U.S. history. Defying widespread expectations that the COVID-19 pandemic would disproportionately harm the economic prospects of women, they have recovered faster than men and played a dominant role in the overall… Continue Reading
Survey and Diary of Consumer Payment Choice
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: “Together, the Survey and Diary of Consumer Payment Choice create a comprehensive picture of US consumers’ payment preferences and behavior. The Survey and Diary fills a gap in knowledge about the role of consumers in the transformation of payments from paper to electronic. Payments data is collected in the context… Continue Reading
The political economy of social media
CEPR: The political economy of social media: A new eBook. Filipe Campante, Ruben Durante, Andrea Tesei. 27 Nov 2023. “The emergence of social media has reshaped the way humans communicate, interact and coordinate with each other. Assessing the impact of this transformation on politics has been one of the great social science questions of the… Continue Reading
Report – AI in the Public Interest: Confronting the Monopoly Threat
“The Open Markets Institute and the Center for Journalism and Liberty at Open Markets on November 15, 2023, published a major new report, AI in the Public Interest: Confronting the Monopoly Threat. The report shows how just a handful of Big Tech companies – by exploiting existing monopoly power and aggressively co-opting other actors –… Continue Reading
Recycling won’t solve the plastic problem. Here’s what will.
Sarah J. Morath is a professor of law and associate dean for international programs at Wake Forest University – The Hill: “There is no shortage of news about plastic’s ubiquity or its harms. Microplastics are in clouds, drinking water, playgrounds and our blood. Marine mammals are entangled in and ingest plastic at alarming rates. Plastic… Continue Reading
Trustworthy AI in Government + Public Services
“We are pleased to share the Oxford Insights Trustworthy AI Assessment tool. This self assessment tool is designed to help policymakers in government understand how prepared their government is to use AI in a trustworthy way in the public sector. Why did we create this tool? Governments are increasingly using AI in their public services.… Continue Reading
Worst and Best Companies for Employee Retention U.S. and UK
Visual Capitalist: The Worst Companies for Employee Retention (U.S. and UK) – “Employees consider various factors when committing to a company long term, including a positive work environment, fair compensation, job security, opportunities for professional growth, and resilience against disruptive changes in the economy or technology. So, which companies have the worst employee retention? To… Continue Reading
ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer Gets Email Alerts and Other Major Improvements
“For the past decade, ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer has published financial details of every tax-exempt organization in the United States that files annual reports with the Internal Revenue Service. And until this year, the site looked about its age. While we regularly update our database with new documents, we’ve only occasionally added new features (like a… Continue Reading
Climate Equality: A planet for the 99%
Climate Equality: A planet for the 99%, 20 November 2023, Oxfam – The world faces twin crises of climate breakdown and runaway inequality. The richest people, corporations and countries are destroying the world with their huge carbon emissions. Meanwhile, people living in poverty, those experiencing marginalization, and countries in the Global South are those impacted… Continue Reading
